Continental style Tea Set - help - seated boar and urn mark

Decobill · Post by **Decobill** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 11:32 pm

Hi. Could someone please help me identify this mark found on all pieces of a Continental style Tea Set. There is a seated boar and an urn mark on all pieces. The decoration looks classical French, but marks look similar to ones from Portugal to me. Thanks, Bill

blakstone · Post by **blakstone** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:55 am

Great photos! The boar is definitely Porto, Portugal, 1887-1937, the second silver standard of .833. The urn is definitely a maker's mark, but unfortunately it's just a little too worn for me to identify. It should have a letter somewhere on it, but I can't make it out despite your great picture. (I find post-1887 Portuguese maker's marks the most difficult to identify; they're usually quite small and even the slightest wear tends to leave them totally illegible.) Given that, I think it might be JosÃ© AnastÃ¡cio Pereira de Abreu of Porto, who registered his mark in 1887. Like I say, I just can't be sure. Can you make out a letter on any of the other urn marks?

Decobill · Post by **Decobill** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:13 am

Thank you very much for your help. I will try to add a better scan of the second mark soon, and a picture of one of the peices. Bill

Decobill · Post by **Decobill** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:00 pm

Thanks again for your help. I could not get a better picture of the Ewer or Urn mark, but here is a picture of the set. Bill